my insurance adjuster is a tough negotiator. but as soon as i send him a letter requesting arbitration resolution, he folds like a warm towel. last storm he offered me 65k. after the threat of arbitration, he sent a check for just over 105k. after repairs, i changed insurance knowing they'd increase their price. it's legal for both sides to be tough.
smith isn't in the same universe as dak. dak's a proven commodity. we'll sign him and use our picks elsewhere. let's remind eachother after the draft. i'm not one to rub it in. i'll only bring it up once with a smiley emoji.
my insurance adjuster is a tough negotiator. but as soon as i send him a letter requesting arbitration resolution, he folds like a warm towel. last storm he offered me 65k. after the threat of arbitration, he sent a check for just over 105k. after repairs, i changed insurance knowing they'd increase their price. it's legal for both sides to be tough.
Kev, here’s where I disagree, or at least where I’m not sure. The vast majority of press regarding what was supposedly going on in the Dak negotiations were coming from “sources inside the Star”. And as Randy Galloway, David Moore, Jean Jaques Taylor and Bob Sturm have repeatedly all said, most of those “sources” are usually Jerry and Stephen.
You got that agent Rodgers and Mahomes have?my insurance adjuster is a tough negotiator. but as soon as i send him a letter requesting arbitration resolution, he folds like a warm towel. last storm he offered me 65k. after the threat of arbitration, he sent a check for just over 105k. after repairs, i changed insurance knowing they'd increase their price. it's legal for both sides to be tough.
seems a bit harsh, k. i'm sure the agent tells dak that above all else they must show solidarity as a negotiating team. dak's a great guy, a team leader and all that stuff. but he's not capable of negotiating 100 million deals on his own and allowed himself to be sucked into the maelstrom of the game. hopefully, he's learned a lesson and has a much better understanding of the pie.
i do my own negotiating. but i have excellent attorneys. first thing they taught me was litigation isn't about fairness. it's about being able to tort the other party into the poor house. principle has its price.
It does make sense when you consider who is on the other side of the negotiating table.
and in so doing, you lose the ability to better manage the cap and you're right back at the bargaining table a year sooner than you'd prefer to be. when i negotiate, i know my bottom line before i start, and i know just how much i'll be willing to compromise. if i run a bluff, i do so with the intention to follow thru if i can't get what i think i should. i don't blame dak, i don't blame stephen. but i more side with stephen than dak. the lesson of the pie is simple.
You give someone bologna for months and then even just a burger, they're going to think that's prime rib.
My first line in the OP: “There are no such things as a “moral victory” in the NFL”...Just pointing out some positives from yesterday. But yeah, I think most of us know this team is not very good.
Yes, but you keep missing the point that Jerry tried to negotiate and Dak refused.
So, it was OK for Dak's agent to not return phone calls or negotiate?
If your last paragraph is true, then you'd have to ignore the fact that a high number of France's players were forced to play on the tag. Honestly, all signs point toward France not being willing to negotiate.
There was no negotiating from Dak's side.
Of course there was.
Source?
Dude, there's multiple sources everywhere. Both sides had discussions for quite some time with the goal of reaching an agreement.
